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World War II air raid wardens, Seattle, 1942
World War II air raid wardens, Seattle, 1942
TitleWorld War II air raid wardens, Seattle, 1942
PhotographerUnknown
Date1942
CaptionThe group's headquarters was in the basement of Menzo LaPorte's home on 43rd Avenue South. Blackout curtains were required over all windows, and outside lights were prohibited.
NotesMenzo LaPorte is on the far left of the bottom row. Ellen Summers is on the far right of the second row.

Handwritten label on image: Headquarters Civil Defense 1942.

Handwritten on verso: Civil Defense 1942. Menzo LaPorte Bottom left. Ellen Summers 2nd row right.

Caption taken from RVHS records.
SubjectsCivil defense--Washington (State)--Seattle
World War, 1939-1945
LaPorte, Menzo
PlacesUnited States--Washington (State)--Seattle
Columbia City (Seattle, Wash.)
Digital CollectionRainier Valley Historical Society Photograph Collection
Accession Number93.001.358
Ordering InformationTo order a copy of this photograph, please email Rvhsoffice@aol.com and mention the Accession Number.
RepositoryRainier Valley Historical Society, Seattle
Repository CollectionHall-Summers Collection
Physical Description1 photographic print: b&w; 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.
TypeImage
Digital Reproduction InformationScanned as a 3000 pixel TIFF image in 8-bit grayscale, resized to 640 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop 6.0 and its JPEG quality measurement 3.
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